ば
Meanings
Noun
1. place; spot; space
2. field; discipline; sphere; realm
3. occasion; situation
4. scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
5. session
6. field; table; area in which cards are laid out
7. round (east, south, etc.)
8. field
9. field (in Gestalt psychology)
Pitch accent
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Used in vocabulary (206 in total)
case; occasion; situation; circumstances
gathering place; labour camp for drifters, criminals, etc. (Edo period); entertainment hall (for rakugo, manzai, magic, music, etc.); vaudeville theater (theatre)
place; location; room; space; sumo tournament
afternoon session; afternoon trading
admission fee (at the theatre, etc.); stall space fee (at an outdoor market, etc.); stake (in gambling); bet
scoring combination made with captured cards; meld
experience; being accustomed (to something); poise in a critical situation
predicament; difficult situation
(town) market; (street) market; marketplace
appearance; look
farm (livestock); stock farm; ranch; pasture; meadow; grazing land
deciding the order of players (by drawing one card each; highest draw deals)
rent; cover charge
scaffold; scaffolding; foothold; footing; foothold (e.g. in business); foundation
locality; local area; local stock exchange; local dealer
sandpit; sandbox
floor broker (stock exchange); floor trader
actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set
fighting scene; scene of carnage (bloodshed); difficulties (in a love relationship); crunch time (esp. for cartoonists)
place to put something; storage space; storehouse; depository; repository; shed
place for boarding vehicles; bus stop; bus terminal; railway platform; taxi stand; jetty
battlefield; battleground
bar; pub; tavern
morning session; morning trading
bathroom
wharf; quay; landing-stage; jetty
summertime; summer season
red king crab (Paralithodes camtschaticus)
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
out-of-place; inappropriate; sticking out like a sore thumb; produced at an unorthodox location
force field
last moment; eleventh hour; platform made of dirt used to perform executions (decapitations) in the Edo period
home (of something); place famous for its ...; place of origin; birthplace; morning session; last session in the morning
market sentiment
selling area; counter; section; favorable time to sell; good time to sell
place where one works; construction site; working area
to leave (a scene); to step away
playground; play space
town hall
attendance
gravitational field
gambling den; gambling house
crematory; place where things are burned
to (have a situation) descend to mayhem
sound field
there; the spot; the place; then and there; on the spot; immediately
factory; plant; mill; workshop
one's post; place of work; workplace
(place of) refuge; escape; exit; way out; shelter; hiding place
market price; speculation (e.g. on stocks); reputation (according to conventional wisdom); estimation
rocky area; rocky tract; rocky stretch (of a climb); wall (of rock)
graveyard; cemetery
place for dancing; dance floor; landing (of a staircase); leveling off (e.g. in the economy); cooling off
place to go; destination
place to go; destination
one's post; one's position; one's station; one's round; one's beat; one's route
force field
hunting ground; hunting preserve
lumberyard
watering hole; watering place
harbour; harbor; landing place; wharf; anchorage
workshop; works
target area (e.g. archery); range (e.g. rifle, firing)
gathering spot; haunt; rendezvous; meeting place; hang-out
critical moment; do-or-die situation; critical juncture
relay station (esp. on Edo-period highway); post station; stage
highlight (scene); high point; climax; show-off scene (of an actor in a play)
sports ground; playing field; playground
outlet (for one's anger, etc.); place (to turn one's eyes, vent one's dissatisfaction, etc.); place to put something; place to dispose of something
washing place (e.g. for laundry or tableware); place for washing oneself in a bathroom
(hotel) reception
stopping place (incl. stations, rail yards, junctions, etc.); (railway) station
wintertime; winter season
outskirts (of a town); run-down district
good place not many people know about; great little-known spot; good out-of-the-way place; betting booth (at a racecourse)
blacksmith's workshop; smithy; forge; foundry
wide place; big move (for expanding territory, esp. in the early game); big point; starting field containing any of the January, March or August 20-point cards
climax; peak; critical moment; most important stage; turning point
long stretch; long haul; marathon; long scene (in a play); long act
social meeting place; watering hole
training room (hall); gymnasium
kitchen; cookhouse; (ship's) galley
place for relaxation and refreshment
emergency; crisis; critical moment; urgent move (required to prevent a major loss, to stabilize a group, etc.); urgent point
hayfield; field of miscanthus
drinking fountain; water fountain; bubbler; (animal) watering hole; water hole
fishing spot; fishing hole
scene of a fire
busy place; busy street; place that's always bustling with people; amusement quarters
experiences
playing to the gallery; grandstanding; ad hoc; haphazard; dress rehearsal
crematory; crematorium
electromagnetic field
to occupy much space
feeding ground
washhouse; place for cleaning one's laundry
fishing grounds; permitted fishing zone
place where there are hot springs; hot springs spa
love scene; bedroom scene; sex scene
area for washing one's hands and face; washroom; bathroom; toilet
archery range; brothel (covering up as an archery range)
take this opportunity (to apologize, thank, explain, etc.)
ferry landing; point of departure or arrival for ferries
quarry; stone pit
black market
fort; battery
hot-spring health resort
hunting grounds
place for showering next to a tub
ticket window; box office; ticket
tragic scene (moving one to tears); heartrending scene; pathetic scene
south round
construction site; work site
hiding place
building plot
landing place
kitchen (in a restaurant); cook; chef
drying place; drying ground
stopping place for horse-drawn carriages and rickshaws (Edo period); highway resting place; wholesale rag dealer
kiln-equipped pottery workshop
execution ground
filling in (e.g. between speakers at a meeting, acts at a show); material used to fill in (between speeches at a meeting, etc.); anecdote
place for alighting (from a bus, ski lift, etc.); drop-off point (e.g. for taxis); getting-off point; disembarkation area; exit ramp
fair; bazaar; bazar
place for drying laundry
washbasin; bathroom sink; washroom; toilet; lavatory
ferry landing
external field
area for storing (outdoor) footwear
cashier's counter
flat ground; seats immediately in front of the stage (e.g. in kabuki); multi-brand display area (in a shop); starting field not containing any 20-point cards
open port; treaty port
factory; manufactory; works; mill
east round
(gay) cruising spot; (gay) pick-up joint (e.g. bar)
resting place
dangerous spot
field of force
yen exchange rate
boat embarkation area; boat boarding area
boiler room
territory of a stall vendor; (arch.) spot on a farm where the harvest would be put in order (Edo period)
mud bath (e.g. for pigs); mud pit
murder scene (in kabuki, etc.)
landing-stage
one's time (e.g. to go on stage); one's turn; source; origin; place of production
landing place (of a boat or ship); landing; changing room (at a bathhouse, pool, etc.); dressing room
hay-meadow commons; place (or organization, etc.) from which numerous people hope to benefit
scree slope
cards on the table (usu. face up)
starting field not containing any 20-point cards
unclean place; toilet; lavatory
unified field theory
seaweed bed; seaweed forest
duck hunting reserve
continuous session (e.g. trading in a stock exchange); zaraba
continuous session (e.g. trading in a stock exchange); zaraba
tiles matching the round wind
auction hall; auction site; place where auctions take place
coal face; working face
slaughterhouse; abattoir
over-the-counter market; OTC market; retail market next to a wholesale market; outer market
outlet (for emotions, energy, etc.); vent; safety valve
evacuation center (typically indoors, e.g. schools, gyms, community centers); refuge
shelter
over-the-counter trading; OTC trading; off-floor trading
quantum field theory
field theory
borrowing pit (in flood prevention)
tiles matching the round wind
time to buy (on markets); buying opportunity
starting field which contains the November and/or December 20-point card
fictitious transaction
farm; workshop
platform for transfer
speculators' (speculative) market
conformal field theory
classical field theory
ceremony on the fifth day of the 10th lunar month in which the emperor would watch prize archery (Heian and Kamakura periods); first firing of the bow (after the New Year or the reconstruction of the archery range (in military families))
electrostatic field
west round
north round
random field
conditional random field; CRF
scalar field
starting field which contains the November and/or December 20-point card
good track; firm track; fast track
stage fright; nervousness
weaving center; machinery area
stand for drying umbrellas
mining site; quarry; diggings; stope
(freight) loading area
site for mushroom-growing logs; village-shared forest site for gathering firewood
site for mushroom-growing logs; village-shared forest site for gathering firewood
archery range (sometimes a front for a brothel)
archery ground; archery gallery
archery ground; archery gallery
customer; client
building for observing horse racing, horseback archery, etc. (sometimes specifically that used by the emperor on the greater palace grounds)
cremation smoke
cremation smoke
pasture used for grazing horses (esp. ponies)
Haba Station (Nagano)
Hashiba Station
Examples (5 in total)
Church is a sacred place.
Please refrain from smoking in public places.
Have you ever kissed someone in public?